<I>A strange disguise; still, write it down,<BR>it might be read. Nothing's better left unsaid.</I>&mdash;Keith Reid

<I>A strange disguise; still, write it down,<BR>it might be read. Nothing's better left unsaid.</I>&mdash;Keith Reid

<I>A strange disguise; still, write it down,<BR>it might be read. Nothing's better left unsaid.</I>&mdash;Keith Reid

<I>A strange disguise; still, write it down,<BR>it might be read. Nothing's better left unsaid.</I>&mdash;Keith Reid

<I>A strange disguise; still, write it down,<BR>it might be read. Nothing's better left unsaid.</I>&mdash;Keith Reid

What, a high-fidelity product from Magnavox? The company that 20 years ago had a reputation for building massive, polished-console boom-boxes and was scornfully referred to in audiophile circles as "Maggotbox"? Some important things have happened to Magnavox since those days. Mainly, it became a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips company, co-developer of the laser video disc and now the audio Compact Disc. The Magnavox CD players are actually made by Philips for US distribution by Magnavox.

What, a high-fidelity product from Magnavox? The company that 20 years ago had a reputation for building massive, polished-console boom-boxes and was scornfully referred to in audiophile circles as "Maggotbox"? Some important things have happened to Magnavox since those days. Mainly, it became a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips company, co-developer of the laser video disc and now the audio Compact Disc. The Magnavox CD players are actually made by Philips for US distribution by Magnavox.

John Atkinson, you were right the first time ("Letters," <I>Stereophile</I>, December 1997, p.17, footnote 1): Jeremy Bentham is, indeed, the famous English philosopher and legal theorist whose mummified remains are preserved at the University of London. Sitting in a large glass display case, Bentham has been holding court since his death in 1832. As you noted, Bentham looks deceptively like a waxwork. But this is because his head, in fact, <I>is</I> made of wax. The original, rumor has it, suffered through one very macabre rugby game played long ago by mischievous students.